cjeffery@cs.arizona.edu (Clinton Jeffery) (06/27/90)
From article <178@rick.att.com>, by dvc@rick.att.com (David A. Van Cleef): > I am using a cheapo 4 port AT serial board (made by DFI) to get 3 serial > ports on my '386-25. I added 16550s to all the ports, and run the FAS 2.06 > async drivers... Presumably I can find a comparable board (bless Computer Shopper's heart); would some kind soul please e-mail me or post a summary of how to tell UNIX about COM3/COM4; which files to enter their ports and irqs, etc? I don't see it in my sysadmin users guide or reference manual... Eternal gratitude can be yours! (Thanks, David, for pointing the right direction! I tried to email you this question, but of course the mail bounced...) Clint Jeffery -- | Clint Jeffery, U. of Arizona Dept. of Computer Science | cjeffery@cs.arizona.edu -or- {noao allegra}!arizona!cjeffery --
smarc@mas.UUCP (Marc Siegel) (07/05/90)
In article <178@rick.att.com>, dvc@rick.att.com (David A. Van Cleef) writes: > In article <344@caslon.cs.arizona.edu> cjeffery@cs.arizona.edu (Clinton Jeffery) writes: > > > >What is the cheapest working multiport solution for a UNIX V/386 box? > >I need at least 4 ports, with at least 1 configured as COM1 or COM2 > > I am using a cheapo 4 port AT serial board (made by DFI) to get 3 serial > ports on my '386-25. I added 16550s to all the ports, and run the FAS 2.06 > async drivers. (I'd have it set up for 4 ports, but I need one lower IRQ line > free for my bus mouse.) Total cost was $99 for the board, plus $52 for 4 > 16550s. If you need dosmerge or vp/ix compatable com1 and com2, you'd have to > run standard asy drivers on the first 2 ports. > > -- > Dave Van Cleef : uucp: att!ulysses!nsscb!zgundam!dvc > AT&T National System Support Center : domain: dvc@rick.att.com > S. Plainfield, NJ : phone: (201) 668-6629 Where did you find the DFI board for $99.00? I had one several years ago; it was > $300.00 _ ' )--,--, | Marc Siegel / / / __. __ _ | Emtronix Data Services / / (_(_/|_/ (_(_' | Randallstown, Maryland | {uunet}!wb3ffv!mas!smarc I know, it's only rock-n-roll, | smarc@mas.wb3ffv.AMPR.ORG but I like it.